Wrist ash tray



sept. 2o, 1960 115mm.

' WRIST Asa TRAY f Filed sept. 3,' 1958 'Y INVENTORI Reece Slmnzn.

ATT( )RNEY United States Patent Office 2,953,137 Patented Sept. 20, 19611 This invention relates to an improved wrist receptacle to be Worn on the wrist of a person, thereby providing a convenient depository. More particularly, the wrist receptacle may take the form of an ash tray to permit a smoker to have ready access to a safe place in which ashes from a cigarette, cigar, or pipe may be deposited.

A smoker is often faced with the problem of the disposal of ashes from the cigarette, cigar, or pipe which he is smoking in locations where no facilities for the disposal of ashes appear to be available. tions, it is highly undesirable to indiscriminately deposit the ashes lfrom a cigarette or the like about the premises, inasmuch as this practice may constitute a re hazard r may be considered socially impolite.

It is a primary'object of this invention to provide an improved wrist receptacle which may be used as an ash tray wherein the longitudinal extent of the receptacle forms a connecting link between the opposed ends of a wrist embracing strap, the combined longitudinal extents of the receptacle and the strap thereby cooperating to dene a wrist encircling article.

It is another object of this invention to provide an improved wrist receptacle having an elongated body with an open top and a closure member for the open top slidable lengthwise of the body between open and closed positions, wherein the closure member is constrained in its sliding movement toward open position so that the Wrist embracing lstrap attached to opposite ends of the body of the Wrist receptacle will be interposed between the slidable closure member and the wrist of the person Wearing the wrist receptacle, thereby guarding the person against injury from the slidable closure member.

It is a more specic object of this invention to provide in a wrist receptacle, a substantially crescent-shaped body with an open top, wherein said body has an arcuately curved bottom wall-to accommodate the wrist of the wearer, an arcuately curved slidable closure member for the open top of the body movable between open and closed positions, and releasable latch means for holding theclosure member in closed position, said releasable latch means also vserving as a snuler element for extinguishing a lighted cigarette or the like.

Some `ofthe-objects of the invention having been stated, other objectswill appear as the description proceeds when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved Wrist receptacle embodying the present invention, as it would appear on the Wrist of a person, portions of whose arm and hand are shown in phantom lines;

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the wrist receptacle taken along line 2-2 in Figure 1, and showing the closure member in closed position;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional View of the wrist receptacle taken along line 3-3 in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the wrist receptacle similar to that shown in Figure 2, but illustrating the slidable closure member in open position;

In certain loca- Figure 5 is a plan view of the Wrist receptacle showing the slidable closure member iu open position; and

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the wrist receptacle and wrist embracing strap with the slidable closure member of the wrist receptacle in open position.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, there is illustrated a wrist receptacle 10 comprising an elongated body having a bottom wall 11, a pair of oppositely disposed side walls 12, 13 and end walls 14, 15 integrallyy v connected at their lower edges to the bottom wall 11 and extending between the side walls 12, 13 at opposite ends thereof to form an enclosure.

As shown more clearly in Figure 2, the bottom wall 11 of the body is arcuately curved to more comfortably position the wrist receptacle 10 on a persons wrist, as illus-fY trated in Figure 1. The side walls 12, 13 are identical, being substantially crescent-shaped in appearance. The

I lower edges of the side walls 12, 13 correspond with the arcuate curvature of the bottom wall 11, while the upper edges of these side walls are also arcuately curved.

The body of the receptacle 10 has an open top,'onev end of which is bounded by an arcuately curved coverA plate or crown 16 extending partiallyacross' the upper limits of the body from the end wall 15 and between the side walls 12, 13. The plate or crown 16 has an arcuate curvature corresponding to the curvature of the adjacent upper edges of the side walls 12, 13.

It will be observed in Figures 3, 4 and 6 that each ofV the side walls 12, 13 of the wristY receptacle 10 is pro-` vided with an arcuate longitudinally extending groove 17 therein. The longitudinally extending grooves 17 are located on the proximal surfaces of the side walls 12, 13 and form trackways for the opposite side edges of a slidable closure member or plate 20 to be presently described. Each groove or trackway 17 is located adjacent the upper edge of its side wall 12 or 13 in parallel relationship thereto. Thus, it will be apparent that the trackways defined by grooves 17 assumel the same arcuate curvature as the upper edges of the side walls 12, 13 to which they are adjacent. 'Ihe free edge of the arcuately curved plate orV crown 16 forms one terminal end for cach of the trackways, as best illustrated in Figures 4 and 6.

The slidable closure plate 20, previously referred to', is adapted to provide a cover for the open top of the body of the Wrist receptacle `1). The opposite side edges of theclosure plate 20 are received within the ends of the trackways 17 remote from the arcuately curved cover plate 16, as illustrated in Figure 6. The closure plate 20 is likewise arcuately curved and assumes the same curvature as that of the trackways 17 and the curved cover plate 16.*, On its upper surface, the slidable closure plate 2,0 may be provided with a handle 21 in the form of an upstanding lug.

It will be apparent that the closure plate 20 may be guided along the trackways 17 lengthwise of the body from the open position shown in Figures 4 6, inclusive, to the closed position shown in Figures l and 2 by grasping the handle 21 and applying force thereagainst in a direction toward the curved cover plate 16. The closure plate 20 assumes its fully closed position when its forward or leading edge is moved into abutting relationship with the free edge of the curved cover plate 16, as shown best in Figure 2. It is normally desirable to maintain the slidable closure plate 20 in closed positionl except when ashes are being deposited in the wrist receptacle 10, and means for releasably latching the closure plate 20 to the curved cover plate 16 are provided for this purpose. The releasable latching means takes the form of aY resilient spring clip 22 secured to the lower surface of the closure plate 20 adjacent the leading edge thereof.

The resilient spring clip 22 includes a base 23 having thefsame Aarcuate curvature as the lower surface of the i closure .plate .20 and rigidlysecured thereto in--a suitable manner, an intermediate inwardly bowed portion 24 and an outwardly bowed detentf'portion 25 at its forwardV the.` slidable closure .plate .20.-l Y e It-Will be observedthat thedetent pontionv25 nder Y normalunstressed conditions, as shownv in'Figu're- 4, isV

` or'ishield against injry'to'the wearer from the closure plate20 which ycould otherwise, gougejnto` theeshof the wearer uponbeing subjected to a sudden blow.

'Ihe wrist embracing strapf'or band 30 is illustrated as an extensible-link band, but it will be distinctly understood that any suitable ystrap or band may be employed for this purpose Within the Spirit of the invention.

The resilient spring clip not only provides a releasable latchiug means for 'thefslidable Vclosure plate 20,

bowedoutwardly. to an vextent thatit-wilL'abut thef'freeVV edgerof the curvedcover plate? 16VV upon the movement of. the .slidable closure plate y20 `toward 'the curvedcover plate 16;V The continued! movementV Vo'f-YtheY slidable closure plate 20 in this directionicau'sesthe detent por- Y' ti'onizs of the' resilient spring Aclip Yzz-rtcrbe deeted inwardlyby the curved coverrplate 161so that the detentv portion *25` ridesnagainst the lower-surface thereof in a tensioned state. Thus,l when'th'e slidable closure Ypla-te ZQ'has been movedtothefully closed positionshown in Figure 2, the resilient spring clip'22 serves as a relea'sablerlatch because of the frictionalmengagement betweenthe detent-portion-ZS-thereofJand the lower surface ofthe curvedfcoverplate '16 'andA holds Vthe closure plate' 20 in fully closed Vposition-unless' a suiiv cient Vforce is applied againsttthe handle v271-f the closure plate 2.0' in a Vdirection away' fomthe curvedv cover plate 16v/to retract theclosurerplate 20 and permit the detent portion 25of'the resilient springe-clip' 22 to be disengaged fromV theflower surface lofthe curved cover platel. When the closure platerzt)Y has been retracted Vsuflciently to disengagethe ydetentV portionV 25 from the lower surface of the curved cover plate 16,l the detent portion 25 willspring back to itsY normal Yuntensioned state, Vas. shownv in Figure -4.'

'plate-20. This is yaccomplished by the abutting rela-` tionship obtained between the baser23-althe end Ywall 1`4ofth`e wristV receptacle l-wh'en the closure plate 20 hasbeen moved toffullyopened'position.` As shown, v

an-zinwardly extending flange'26 maybeV provided-on the rear end of the base 23 to enhance the abutting rela-Y tionship between the base 23' and the end wall 14.V p

It 'willv be observed-that` the opposite''ends of each of rthev side Vwalls' 12, 13 extend 'beyond' the uc'orres'p'ending end walls 14, 15 V'to form integral'lugportions VforV the reception of means to Vattach the wrist treeptacle `V10 tov the ends of a wristtembracing Vstrap or band530; The attaching means at V'eachv end! o'ffthe` receptacle V10 may take .the form of 'a pin 31 adapted to' extend Ythrough a hook 32 forming thei adjacent end of strap '30', 'Ifhe opposite ends of the pinl31 nia'y'fbe secured to the'coiref` spending Y lug portions of thev .sidewalls 125,713 forV o the Ywrist receptacle 10 in any suitable manner:

' VThus,`the wrist receptacle `10 forms aconnectingllink Y between the ends of the strap o'toprovideia wristenf this construction, the strap 30`will bei interposed between the wrist of the person wear-ingr the receptacle 10 and the slidable Vclosure pIate-ZQWhene'verthe closure plate 20 Vis inopen position, ,therebyactingras- 'aguard Y Although but may be used as Aasnulerelement to extinguish a lightedcigarette or the, like ,before depositingthe same in the confines of 'th'e'wrist receptacle'10i In the latter connection, it isapreferable .toiprovideganelongate aperture 33 in the intermediateinwardlybowed portion 24 of the resilient spring clip 22. Y

The -wrist receptacle 10 is preferably made of brightly polished metal to presentan attractive appearance when worn about the wrist of a person. Since metals are generally goodcondctorsp heat,t a layer of insulation', material may befprovided as anainneror outer liner for the bottomwallll, ofthe wristreceptacle -10,I if desired, to" protect the y-wrist off-the: person Awearing. thensame from the-heatofthe asheswdepositedlin; the receptacle;.y The. layer ofinsulation Whenfplaced fonthe -external ,surface ofl the! bottom .walll -11 Ymay also 'provider a bulercushion between thefwiistfreceptacle 10 land they personk wearing the-sameVY .Y Y fr f Y this invention lhas beendescribed with particular'reference to Vitsalse as -az wristrash tray, it is ycon-y templated that-the-wristreceptaclemay .be used for other purposes, such as a-container fopvitamin pills of the like. In the drawings and specification,-y therefhas been set `forth l a preferredVV embodiment I ofitla'e'invention, andi although specific termsY-areemployed, they Yare VVused iin a generic and descriptive senseonly, and not forLpurposesof limitation, the scope of-the'finvention-Lbeing -dened iin theclaim.l 'Y' Y i" Y Iclaimz'V Y Y A'wrist receptacle having,meansatpppositeends tl:tere'y i of-or attachment to adjacent/ends ofe-a-wrist-fembracing strap, said receptaclecomprisingv auf elongated 1 body having Ya bottom --wall and avpairofioppositely disposed side walls, afplateeextendingffrom one-'end ofesaid'ielongated body andbetween said-side walls, said plateforming a Vpartial coverfor said receptacle,- aeslidable'closurememberl movable between'fopen landclosedpositions-and formingV a cover Y for the remainder *ofc said-l receptacle when in closed position, means for f` guiding A'said' closure' member between'openjand closediipositions, Vmeans forming a releasable latch/between lsaidislidalble closurefmember and said plate tonormally hold saideslidablefclosure member in closed Vposition," saidl releasable` latch means comprising a resilientspring clipn secured toV saidV 'closure member and having an* inwardly bowed cigarette snuler portion andl an outwardly bowed detentV portion'protrud ing lbeyond said'closuremember` toward said plate, and said detent portionieng'aging th'elowersurface offsaidV plate under` tension upon said closure member ibeing moved to fully closed position. Y

Refefenes cited inthey meofthrispatent UNITED STATEJS'PATENTS V 2,225,623 Crawford 4 ;.Dee 24,1940 '2,334,925' 'Hendricks Q -4..--- Nov. 23; V1943 '2,730,106v York .Jan. 1o, 1956 

